This is a useful session to help support the production community to give the best duty of care possible without compromising on content. Whether it be True Crime, Reality or Drama based on true life events, what lengths do producers need to go to, to look after contributors' wellbeing.

Where are we coming from, where are we now and what challenges lie ahead?

Created, written, directed and executive produced by Nida Manzoor, We Are Lady Parts is produced by Working Title Television, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group. The brand-new series will be available to stream and watch live on Channel 4 in the UK and Peacock in the US from Thursday 30^th May.

Watch the panel discussion featuring Nida Manzoor, Surian Fletcher-Jones (Executive Producer) and John Pocock (Producer), on this page at 1pm:

Following the lecture, titled ‘What’s Gone Wrong with Broadcasting?’, Joan will be interviewed by Gillian Reynolds CBE.  Gillian is an English radio critic. After writing for The Guardian from 1967 to 1974, she was the radio critic for The Daily Telegraph for over 42 years, from 1975 to 2018. She then continued her career at The Sunday Times, where she wrote about radio until 2021.

It will dissect the genre and explore what innovation looks like, and discuss the challenges producers face, such as working with death and increasing expectations of privacy.

Panellists

Many young people secure an entry level runner role, but many drop out before making the next step to the Researcher position.

What are the hacks needed to be spotted and earmarked for promotion to the next step?

What are the soft skills and hard skills at runner role that guarantee that Producers want you to stay on their teams?

How has the role of runner and researcher changed over the years?

Which skills do you need to level up on in 2024 - the year A.I will do basic runner tasks like transcribing and spreadsheet analysis.